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Canadian Trademark Data
Filing, examination, and registration trends from Clearview's ongoing analysis of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) public register.
Clearview's calculations from CIPO's published trademarks dataset. These are Clearview's figures, not official CIPO statistics. Register-wide totals reconcile to CIPO's published annual statistics within roughly 0.1%.
Latest activity
Filing & prosecution trends.
Period-to-date comparisons (January–June) across years, so each year is measured over the same window. These figures are current and provisional: the most recent weeks can rise as CIPO updates its data.
Applications filed, H1 by year
H1 2026 is down -7.9% year over year, back near 2020 and 2024 levels after the 2021 peak.
- 201937,046
- 202033,443
- 202144,854
- 202238,127
- 202335,440
- 202433,883
- 202536,496
- 202633,614
Examination wait is falling fast
Median time from filing to the first examiner's report, among reports issued in H1 of each year, with how many issued. CIPO is examining far more applications, and far sooner.
| H1 | First reports | Median wait (months) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,349 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 20,165 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 40,282 | 34.5 |
| 2025 | 44,991 | 25.7 |
| 2026 | 28,866 | 10.1 |
- H1 2022First reports17,349Median wait21.1 months
- H1 2023First reports20,165Median wait19.5 months
- H1 2024First reports40,282Median wait34.5 months
- H1 2025First reports44,991Median wait25.7 months
- H1 2026First reports28,866Median wait10.1 months
Most-filed Nice classes, H1 2026 vs H1 2025
Applications counting each class as filed. Class 42 (technology services) is the notable riser among the busiest classes; most goods classes eased with the overall decline.
| Class | Covers | H1 2026 | H1 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Computers & software | 6,440 | 7,452 | -13.6% |
| 35 | Advertising & business services | 6,257 | 6,548 | -4.4% |
| 42 | Science & technology services | 5,474 | 5,239 | +4.5% |
| 41 | Education & entertainment | 4,530 | 4,569 | -0.9% |
| 25 | Clothing & footwear | 3,430 | 3,709 | -7.5% |
| 3 | Cosmetics & cleaning preparations | 2,473 | 3,028 | -18.3% |
| 5 | Pharmaceuticals | 2,455 | 2,627 | -6.5% |
| 28 | Games, toys & sporting goods | 2,011 | 2,259 | -11.0% |
- Class 9: Computers & softwareH1 20266,440H1 20257,452YoY-13.6%
- Class 35: Advertising & business servicesH1 20266,257H1 20256,548YoY-4.4%
- Class 42: Science & technology servicesH1 20265,474H1 20255,239YoY+4.5%
- Class 41: Education & entertainmentH1 20264,530H1 20254,569YoY-0.9%
- Class 25: Clothing & footwearH1 20263,430H1 20253,709YoY-7.5%
- Class 3: Cosmetics & cleaning preparationsH1 20262,473H1 20253,028YoY-18.3%
- Class 5: PharmaceuticalsH1 20262,455H1 20252,627YoY-6.5%
- Class 28: Games, toys & sporting goodsH1 20262,011H1 20252,259YoY-11.0%
Outcome benchmarks
What happens to an application.
These use mature filing cohorts (2016–2021), because outcomes need years to settle. Recent cohorts are still pending and are deliberately excluded.
| Filing year | Applications | Registered | Abandoned | Median time to register (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 55,798 | 70.3% | 29.4% | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 60,088 | 68.9% | 30.4% | 26.7 |
| 2018 | 64,351 | 66.3% | 32.8% | 34.9 |
| 2019 | 71,157 | 65.5% | 31.4% | 46.5 |
| 2020 | 73,050 | 70.3% | 25.8% | 34.7 |
| 2021 * | 84,970 | 70.6% | 23% | 30.8 |
- 2016 filingsApplications55,798Registered70.3%Abandoned29.4%Median time to register29.6 months
- 2017 filingsApplications60,088Registered68.9%Abandoned30.4%Median time to register26.7 months
- 2018 filingsApplications64,351Registered66.3%Abandoned32.8%Median time to register34.9 months
- 2019 filingsApplications71,157Registered65.5%Abandoned31.4%Median time to register46.5 months
- 2020 filingsApplications73,050Registered70.3%Abandoned25.8%Median time to register34.7 months
- 2021 filings *Applications84,970Registered70.6%Abandoned23%Median time to register30.8 months
* The 2021 cohort still has a small share pending, so its figures may shift as it fully matures.
Represented vs self-filed applications
Among 2018–2019 filings, applications listing a trademark agent or other representative reached registration far more often than self-filed ones.
An observed association, not proof of cause. See the methodology notes below.
Methodology & data notes.
Not official statistics
Every figure is Clearview's own calculation from CIPO's raw records, not an official CIPO statistic. Register-wide totals reconcile to CIPO's published annual statistics within roughly 0.1%.
Recent years are provisional
Filing and examination figures are period-to-date (January–June) and compare the same window across years. The most recent weeks can rise as CIPO updates its data.
Outcomes use mature cohorts
Registration and abandonment rates and time-to-registration use filing cohorts old enough to have largely settled (2016–2021). Recent cohorts are excluded because most of their applications are still pending.
Associations, not causation
Where two figures are compared (for example, represented vs self-filed), the difference is an observed association and does not by itself establish cause.
The guides behind these numbers.
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